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2011 Map of Roy

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Roy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Roy serves as the central hub of this Fergus County landscape, where the Roy Post Office and Roy Rural Fire Dept anchor a rural community defined by its water and topography. The land is drained by the Sacagawea River to the north and Box Elder Creek, which flows through the heart of the area near the townsite. The infrastructure here is intimately tied to the management of water in a semiarid environment, as seen in the engineering of the O J Rindal Dam and the Gordon Dam.

Local navigation follows established routes like Cimrhaki Rd and Rin Dal Rd, crossing a terrain marked by distinctive features such as Rattlesnake Butte to the southwest. For genealogists and local historians, the Roy Cemetery north of the town provides a vital link to the families who settled this part of Montana. The drainage patterns of Bear Creek and Crist Creek further illustrate the seasonal hydrology that has shaped agricultural life in this region for generations.